Randy Paynter
@paynter
Serial entrepreneur, proud father, tech, environmentalist, behavioral economics and macroeconomics nerd
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Mounting evidence links the pesticide paraquat to Parkinson’s disease, and records show @Syngenta knew for decades. Now the company faces thousands of lawsuits. Watch our full video breaking down the fight over paraquat: thenewlede.org/2025/11/paraqu…
Fascinating lens on how to think about / possibilities of gerrymandering: nytimes.com/2025/11/03/sci…
Mothership Strategies raised $678M for Dem-aligned PACs - only $11M reached candidates. The rest? Mostly recycled into more fundraising paid to consulting firms tied to Mothership. Just plain wrong. data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-mothersh…
If you haven’t tried Grok’s image animation yet, it’s pretty mind blowing. This is from a still of my father in the early 1940s.
Bear-Hunters in Michigan Are Still Allowed to Use Disgusting 'Bear-Baiting Barrels' to Trap and Kill #care2 thepetitionsite.com/tell-a-friend/… My take: "To deceive a wild animal is to prove nothing of your strength, only your weakness of character."
Fascinating: Conservatives are happier and other interesting stats (Harvard '22 study) natesilver.net/p/what-explain…
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What explains the liberal-conservative happiness gap?
I always appreciate @ezraklein's willingness to question orthodoxy...and especially trying to be solution oriented, not just a critic. Love: "“Progressives ask, in many cases, to be judged on how much they spend to make the world a better place. ...what if we judge liberalism,…
My Take: Grok is seriously under appreciated. No one is talking about it, and it's really really good. X has access to real time data, links to the latest news/research, and its image creation is as good or better than Midjourney. And this model wasn't even built with Elon's…
New randomized, controlled trial of students using GPT-4 as a tutor in Nigeria. 6 weeks of after-school AI tutoring = 2 years of typical learning gains, outperforming 80% of other educational interventions. And it helped all students, especially girls who were initially behind
Well said. @ezraklein continues to be one of the most thoughtful erudite thinkers at the NYT…. which inevitably leads to arrows in his back… but I for one appreciate his willingness to question the orthodoxy.
A few thoughts from the conversations I’ve been having and hearing over the last week: The hard question isn’t the 2 points that would’ve decided the election. It’s how to build a Democratic Party that isn’t always 2 points away from losing to Donald Trump — or worse. The…
youtube.com/clip/UgkxpGDjK… If you think @elonmusk is the enemy, consider the facts: He's done more to stop global warming(@Tesla), connect marginalized populations to the internet (@Starlink), empower environmental monitoring via satellites (@SpaceX), and help brain injury…
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Another very cool example of how AI is about to change everything: There's a petition on @Care2 to ban puppy mills (on behalf of @AnimalLeague ). I dropped a link to the petition into Google's new NotebookLM tool, and it auto-generated a podcast with two people talking about…
A new study points to musk ambrette, a chemical in fragrances, as a potential trigger for early puberty in girls. Even low-level exposure may disrupt hormones. 🧴⚠️ #EWG #Health ewg.org/news-insights/…
Highly recommended if you’re interested in business or Starbucks. Great interview with/Howard Schultz! Fascinating. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/acq…
Congratulations to @EWG on many years of hard work leading to this historic achievement! This wouldn't have happened without you. We shouldn't have to worry about what's in our drinking water. These new protections are a big step forward.
In a historic decision, the Biden administration has set the first-ever limits on the "forever chemicals" known as PFAS in drinking water!! "It is the most consequential and difficult decision to protect drinking water in the past 30 years," said @EWGPrez ewg.life/4cPqU7s
The US Gov't collected ~$2T last year.... and owes $175T (including Fed Debt, Soc Security obligations, etc) and we continue to spend at pandemic levels. If you're still wondering what this Bitcoin stuff is all about, look no further. Without *huge* productivity gains, the…
ALL IT TAKES IS ALL YOU GOT Wow, I love this so much. First, the debt didn't matter. Now, it still doesn't matter... Because the state can take all your assets to pay it! Here's the graph Brent cites: Below is that same graph with titles and labels[1]. See how it says balance…
![balajis's tweet image. ALL IT TAKES IS ALL YOU GOT
Wow, I love this so much.
First, the debt didn't matter.
Now, it still doesn't matter...
Because the state can take all your assets to pay it!
Here's the graph Brent cites:
Below is that same graph with titles and labels[1]. See how it says balance…](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GJx4-zEakAA4trz.png)
![balajis's tweet image. ALL IT TAKES IS ALL YOU GOT
Wow, I love this so much.
First, the debt didn't matter.
Now, it still doesn't matter...
Because the state can take all your assets to pay it!
Here's the graph Brent cites:
Below is that same graph with titles and labels[1]. See how it says balance…](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GJx54doakAEmYXM.png)
![balajis's tweet image. ALL IT TAKES IS ALL YOU GOT
Wow, I love this so much.
First, the debt didn't matter.
Now, it still doesn't matter...
Because the state can take all your assets to pay it!
Here's the graph Brent cites:
Below is that same graph with titles and labels[1]. See how it says balance…](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GJx7nDdakAEbTfo.jpg)
![balajis's tweet image. ALL IT TAKES IS ALL YOU GOT
Wow, I love this so much.
First, the debt didn't matter.
Now, it still doesn't matter...
Because the state can take all your assets to pay it!
Here's the graph Brent cites:
Below is that same graph with titles and labels[1]. See how it says balance…](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GJyAQnHbYAAak9h.jpg)
Bitcoin Explained: Simple Answers to Common Questions I finally decided to write up an FAQ given I have this conversation multiple times a month 🤣 linkedin.com/pulse/still-do…
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Bitcoin Explained: Simple Answers to Common Questions
Every month I have multiple conversations with people who do not understand Bitcoin. It can be a confusing topic, so in this post I’ve attempted to catalog my thoughts about Bitcoin in a Q&A format...
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